General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS BODY/ STEEL & BRASS OPERATING PARTS & FITTINGS/ COPPER TUBING/ RUBBER TUBING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

149.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

38.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MASSEY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

THE ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVE DESIGN FEATURES 2 SETS OF CYLINDERS & DRIVING WHEELS MOUNTED ON A COMMON RIGID FRAME IN SUCH A WAY THAT BOTH SETS ARE FREE TO MOVE LATERALLY INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. THIS ENABLES THE LOCOMOTIVE TO NEGOTIATE CURVES WHICH WOULD BE PROHIBITED TO AN ENGINE OF SIMILAR DIMENSIONS WITH A RIGID WHEELBASE. BETWEEN 1909 & 1911, THE C.P.R. BUILT 6 0-6-6-0 ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVES FOR SERVICE AS HELPER ENGINES IN THE ROCKIES. HOWEVER THEY PROVED HARD TO MAINTAIN AND ALL WERE CONVERTED TO THE CONVENTIONAL WHEEL ARRANGEMENT AFTER A FEW YEARS OF SERVICE. THESE WERE THE ONLY ONES OF THE TYPE USED IN CANADA ALTHOUGH HUNDREDS WERE BUILT IN THE U.S. & EUROPE WHERE THE DESIGN ORIGINATED. THIS MODEL IS THEREFORE QUITE VALUABLE IN DEMONSTRATING A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY. (IF THE DONOR`S CANNOT FIND THE MISSING FRONT TRUCK, STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO HAVE IT REPLACED).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

FRONT TRUCK: TO BE REPLACED IF ORIGINAL NOT FOUND

Finish

LOCOMOTIVE: PLANISHED BOILER JACKET, BLACK PAINTED BODY, UNPAINTED, WHEELS, RODS, FITTINGS ETC./ TENDER BLACK PAINTED BODY & TUBING, UNPAINTED WHEELS, FITTINGS ETC.

Decoration

N/A